Safety control device for a rifle with a scope



April 30, 1957 M EATHRON w. WOOD 2,790,251

SAFETY CONTROL DEVICE FOR A RIFLE WITH A SCOPE Filed May 26. 1953 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS SAFETY CONTROL DEVICE FOR A RIFLE WITH SCOPE McEathron W. Wood, Charleston, W. Va.

Application May 26, 1953, Serial No. 357,431

1 Claim. (Cl. 42-70) By way of explanation, it might be stated that in certain well known military rifle construction, the operation of the usual safety mechanism is difficult, especially when the rifle is equipped with the conventional scope sight.

It is therefore the primary object of the present invention to provide an attachment to be secured to the rear bolt face of the usual safety mechanism of a rifle, which will extend laterally from the safety mechanism to permit of ready access thereto, without interference due to the mounting of the scope sight thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily and easily mounted on the safety mechanism, eliminating the necessity of making extensive alterations in the usual structure to mount the device.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmental elevational view of a military rifle equipped with a scope sight, and to which the attachment forming the subject matter of the present invention is secured.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view of the attachment as secured to the rear bolt face of the safety mechanism.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the stock of the rifle is indicated generally by the reference character 5, the barrel of the rifle being indicated by the reference character 6, while the scope sight which has been attached to the rifle in converting the rifle for ordinary use, is indicated by the reference character 7.

The reference character 8 indicates the safety bolt of the rifle, which is disposed directly under the scope sight, as clearly shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing.

States atent 10 which is constructed of flat metal material having its side edges inclined, providing a substantially narrow end 11 through which the securing screw 9 extends, and a wide end 12, the end 12 being wide to provide suflicient space for the thumb and forefinger of the person using the gun, to readily grip the arm to move the arm and safety mechanism.

The wide end of the arm is formed with a depression 13 to accommodate the thumb so that the person using the gun may securely grip the arm 10 in moving the arm.

The arm 10 is formed with a cut away portion 14 that fits against one edge of the scope sight 7 so that the movement of the arm will not in any way interfere with In operating the safety mechanism, the bolt 8 is rothe proper setting of the scope sight.

As better shown by Fig. 4 of the drawing, a pin 15 is extended through an opening in said arm spaced from the securing screw 9, the pin 15 also passing into an opening formed in the rear surface of the bolt 8 preventing turning of the arm 19 with respect to said sliding bolt.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to the construction shown and described, the person using the rifle which has been supplied with an actuating arm such as forming the subject matter of the present invention, may by merely placing his thumb in the depression 13 move the arm 19 from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3 of the drawing, to the position shown in dotted lines, thereby actuating the safety mechanism to release the safety mechanism.

The attachment not only provides means for operating the safety mechanism, but affords means whereby the safety mechanism may be quickly released which is absolutely necessary in the use of firearms such as rifles used in hunting large game.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

In a rifle having a barrel with a safety bolt, and a scope above the bolt; an attachment for the bolt to facilitate the movement of the bolt to released or locking position, said attachment comprising a tapered arm having a small inner end and a large outer end, a screw extending through said small end and threaded into the rear end of said bolt, the large end of said arm projecting rightangularly from said bolt, said large end having a finger recess in the rear side thereof and said large end having a recess in the upper edge thereof, whereby said arm may be raised to eifect operation of said bolt in one direction, and a pin fixedly carried by said bolt laterally of and parallel with the axis thereof and projecting into said arm to hold said arm against movement relative to said bolt.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 547,933 Mauser Oct. 15, 1895 982,152 Marble Jan. 17, 1911 1,072,335 Kunz Sept. 2, 1913 2,484,977 Wilcox Oct. 18, 1949 2,530,560 Young Nov. 21, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS 142,359 Germany July 9, 1903 696,034 Germany Sept. 9, 1940 

